Kernel-based modeling of pneumothorax deformation using intraoperative cone-beam CT images

In this study, we introduce statistical modeling methods for pneumothorax deformation using paired cone-beam computed tomography (CT) images. We designed a deformable mesh registration framework for shape changes involving non-linear deformation and rotation of the lungs. The registered meshes with local correspondences are available for both surgical guidance in thoracoscopic surgery and building statistical deformation models with inter-patient variations. In addition, a kernel-based deformation learning framework is proposed to reconstruct intraoperative deflated states of the lung from the preoperative CT models. This paper reports the findings of pneumothorax deformation and evaluation results of the kernel-based deformation framework.